Accessibility
Last updated: July 4, 2026
Speedway Scene means to put its journalism within reach of the widest audience it can. We want our pages to read clearly, move easily and work for everyone, including readers who lean on assistive technology such as screen readers, magnifiers, switch controls or keyboard-only navigation.
Our standard
Our working target is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. We treat accessibility as part of how we design and edit rather than something bolted on at the end, and we revisit it as the site grows.
What we do
- Write pages in semantic, well-structured markup so that headings, lists and landmarks are announced properly.
- Keep type at readable sizes, leave room to breathe between elements, and hold enough contrast between text and its background.
- Attach descriptive alternative text to images that carry meaning, and captions to visual content.
- Let you move through the whole page by keyboard, with a focus indicator you can see and a tab order that makes sense.
- Choose plain link text and a steady page structure so you always know where you stand.
- Build responsively, so content reflows on any device and holds up when the text is enlarged.
Known limitations
Some older or imported material may not yet reach the standard our newer pages meet, and third-party content we link to sits beyond our reach. Where we find a barrier we cannot clear straight away, we work to offer an accessible way around it.
Ongoing work
Accessibility is never done. We keep testing our templates, refining our components and improving what we have already published, and we weigh accessibility on every new feature before it ships.
Reporting a problem
If you run into an accessibility barrier on Speedway Scene, we want to hear about it so we can put it right. Reach us through the Contact page, and where you can, include the page address, a short description of the trouble, and the browser, device or assistive technology you were using.